Faculty

About Us

Faculty

Director

Patrick J. Ashton

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Director of Peace and Conflict Studies

  • Office: Classroom-Medical Building, Room 235
  • Phone: 260-481-6669
  • Fax: 260-481-0474
  • E-mail: ashton@ipfw.edu
  • Web site
Education and Certifications
  • B.A. in Sociology, with distinction: Oakland University, 1972
  • M.A. in Sociology: Michigan State University, 1975
    • Thesis: “Toward a Political Economy of Metropolitan Areas.”
  • Ph.D. in Sociology: Michigan State University, 1981
    • Dissertation: “Race, Class, and Black Politics: The Implications of the Election of a Black Mayor for the Police and Policing in Detroit.”
  • Certification in College Teaching: Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, 1977
  • Certificate in community mediation: 1994
  • Certificate in mediation training: 1995

  • Practitioner/Educator certification: Association for Conflict Resolution, 2001

Clerical Staff

Holly McDonald-Lara

Program Assistant

  • Office: Classroom-Medical Building, Room 145
  • Phone: 260-481-6019
  • E-mail: larah@ipfw.edu